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Privacy and security whitepaper linked from the FAQ: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/sidewalk/privacy_security_whitepaper_final.pdf https://m.media-amazo

Privacy and security whitepaper linked from the FAQ: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/sidewalk/privacy_security_whitepaper_final.pdf https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/sidewalk/privacy_secu... That earns some trust... Honestly, it would be so cliche if all the top comments about this were Privacy Pearl Clutching from people who didn't take a look at how the protocol actually works or what it's implications might be.

evgen 6y ago
It is from Amazon, so there is no privacy and security is only there to the extent that it prevents either bad press or someone else blocking the ability of Amazon to exfiltrate as much advertiser-worthy data as it can from your network and anyone who happens to wander into range.
- deanCommie 6y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > "Have curious conversation" Yes, Amazon doesn't care about privacy, Google only kills products, and Facebook is only interested in whatever increases ad click throughs. Now that we got that out of the way, could we actually sometimes have a conversation about some of the technical works that the people at these companies create that might be relevant to the people in this community?
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joosters 6y ago
All the privacy protections are about preventing other users from monitoring the network. Amazon however will know everything, like what devices you have installed, where they are, who they communicate with, what they monitor, etc, etc. They are using the word 'privacy' to mean "we won't tell you what we know"
- Spivak 6y ago
  Privacy at these companies always always means "we protect your data from others." No company will ever paint itself as a potentially untrustworthy party.
- uoaei 6y ago
  Bluetooth and "other frequencies" have been proven useful to track the physical locations of human bodies. So not only will they hear everything you say, but they'll know when you're not in the room watching that one particular ad on your blaring TV.

evgen 6y ago

It is from Amazon, so there is no privacy and security is only there to the extent that it prevents either bad press or someone else blocking the ability of Amazon to exfiltrate as much advertiser-worthy data as it can from your network and anyone who happens to wander into range.

deanCommie 6y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > "Have curious conversation" Yes, Amazon doesn't care about privacy, Google only kills products, and Facebook is only interested in whatever increases ad click throughs. Now that we got that out of the way, could we actually sometimes have a conversation about some of the technical works that the people at these companies create that might be relevant to the people in this community?
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joosters 6y ago

All the privacy protections are about preventing other users from monitoring the network. Amazon however will know everything, like what devices you have installed, where they are, who they communicate with, what they monitor, etc, etc. They are using the word 'privacy' to mean "we won't tell you what we know"

Spivak 6y ago
Privacy at these companies always always means "we protect your data from others." No company will ever paint itself as a potentially untrustworthy party.
uoaei 6y ago
Bluetooth and "other frequencies" have been proven useful to track the physical locations of human bodies. So not only will they hear everything you say, but they'll know when you're not in the room watching that one particular ad on your blaring TV.